Hockey World Cup 2010: England keen to tighten grip on group by seeing off Pakistan

By Patrick Rowley in New Delhi Published: 7:00AM GMT 04 March 2010

Midfield battle: England hockey player Adam Dixon (right) vies for the round with South African hockey player Julian Hykes during their World Cup 2010 compare Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Already 3 points transparent in their pool, they will know that at slightest one of their rivals for a semi-final mark contingency dump points given India fool around Spain after on Thursday evening.

Pakistan handed out an 8-2 mauling of Britain at the 2000 Sydney Olympics but a lot has altered given then. England have learnt how to fool around opposite the former Asian giants, India and Pakistan.

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Britain, with a probably English side, kick Pakistan 4-2 at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and England have come on given then.

There were dual slight defeats for England opposite Pakistan at Cannock last year (2-1 and 3-2) but England, scheming to rise for the European Cup, did not mangle from precision for those games.

Here Pakistan, carrying lost 4-1 to India and came at the back of to kick Spain 2-1 on Tuesday. They played 4 forwards instead of the common five and additionally showed larger fortify in defence.

Yet England should suffer some-more space than they get opposite non-Asian sides. They positively benefited from that in their 6-4 win over South Africa when the Springboks opted for an open aggressive game.

England"s sharp-witted conflict forced five corners. Even though they scored from dual of them, manager Jason Lee complained that the dilemma drills were sloppy. He is a perfectionist.

Pakistan, have a really earnest brazen in Abdul Haseem Khan and will find corners too. They have the eminent Sohail Abbas in their ranks.

Corners played a consequential purpose for the fanciful teams organisation A on Wednesday. Germany scored from 3 in period in a 6-0 win over Canada. England won"t get any such biased games in their group.

Korea were a idea down to their spook side Argentina but won 2-1 with a last-minute dilemma acclimatisation after being awarded the dilemma on video referral.

Holland, the third fanciful organisation in organisation A, were at the back of in thirty seconds to New Zealand but Taeke Taekama put them forward from their initial dilemma his 200th general idea and they went on to win 3-1.

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